Creative Ways to Have Family Fun in Your Yard
Spring season is upon us, and it is the time to spend time with your family. But does that mean movie nights or spending a butt load of money on vacations?
Absolutely not!
Aussies love to spend their time in the yard. So, let’s make it fun with the help of natural stones. Adding them to your yard brings up a plethora of options. As beautiful as they are, they can be used for much more than just paths and patios. You may use natural stone pavers to create an enjoyable space for you and your family to do exciting things.
If you’re considering using natural stone pavers for your next yard project, the following suggestions may spark your curiosity.
Make a Chessboard
If you have enough space, you can use natural stone pavers to build a life-size chess or checkerboard in your yard.
Natural stone comes in a variety of colours, so you’ll have no trouble giving your board the classic checkered design. You can easily use black Granite pavers and white Limestone pavers. The mix of these two stones is apt for the design you’re looking for.
It is an excellent way to spend time with your family while playing chess outside, absorbing vitamin D and getting plenty of exercise.
And, if you choose to make attractive wooden pieces to play with, your chess or checkers board will become part of the scenery in your yard while you’re not using it.
Create a Hopscotch Pathway
Who said pathways can be just functional? They can be fun, too.
Turning your stone pavers into a hopscotch pathway is a fascinating activity for small children. This is an excellent approach to encourage your kids to spend more time outside. A hopscotch pathway using natural stone provides numerous advantages, including physical, social and cerebral growth. Not to mention, they look absolutely stunning. We recommend going for Bluestone steppingstones or Granite pavers.
A scientific study found that youngsters who spend more time outside have stronger distance vision than those who stay home, playing on their phones or watching TV. It is a win-win situation for both you and your kids!
Organise a Picnic by The Outdoor Kitchen
Well, we’ve all got to eat, right?
Kids enjoy dining outdoors. You can arrange some of their favourite picnic foods like sausage rolls, crisps, grapes, strawberries, carrots, hummus and chopped-up cheese.
If you don’t have a picnic blanket, simply grab a few towels from your cupboard by your outdoor kitchen. Fresh food and air, what else do you need? You can plan a picnic for teddy bears, superheroes or princesses and invite all of their favourite toys. Who doesn’t enjoy lunch with a theme? Perhaps Mommy could have her own theme. Prosecco picnic has a nice ring to it, no?
Create Meandering Paths
Straight and even routes are attractive in a modern and elegant way. However, if you want something that piques creativity, then a sequence of meandering paths sounds amazing!
A meandering path that vanishes around a wall or through foliage promises excitement and discovery. You can enhance the charm of your wandering paths by leading them to attractions such as ponds and stone seats. It can be an amazing setup for your kids to enjoy the weather while soaking in the sun. You can enjoy playing with them or just have a dip in the pond. Be careful, though!
Go For Scavenger Hunts
Maybe you’re having themed weeks at home to try to maintain some sort of fun. So, as part of your weekly activities, why not create a scavenger hunt around any topic? Perhaps it’s dinosaurs.
Find those naughty dudes buried in the garden! You can hide anything for them to find. Cars, barbies, home-cooked meals and toy animals. Make them a brief checklist of what they need to find, and let them go. They can be placed near the garden edging done with the help of Granite cobblestones. It can be interesting, and everyone in your family would absolutely love it!
To Wrap Up
Do let us know if we overlooked something that you believe fellow readers might find really beneficial. Using natural stone in the area means there will be less time for you to think about maintaining the area and more time to have fun!
Finally, remember that spending time together in the sunshine reading, relaxing, throwing or kicking a ball will be critical to making some wonderful memories this summer.
